The Tattoo That Was Definitely Temporary (It Was Not Temporary)

Let the record show that Jade, 27, graphic designer from Austin, walked into that weekend with a very clear rule: nothing permanent. Jade repeated that rule on the party bus. Jade reiterated it at dinner. Jade said it again, very firmly, at approximately 10:45pm standing outside a tattoo parlor on Sixth Street. And then Jade got a tattoo. It is small. It is tasteful. It is also, per three consultations with dermatologists, not going anywhere. (It says ‘free bird’ in script on her ribcage, which — look, at least it’s not his name.) The bride thinks it’s hilarious. Jade has had a month to come around to the same opinion. She’s almost there. Almost. But the real oversharer of the weekend wasn’t Jade — keep reading.

The Bride’s Own Photo She Definitely Should Have Deleted First

In the end, it was Chloe herself — 28, soon-to-be Mrs. Harrington, primary school teacher from Columbus — who produced the single most devastating piece of photographic evidence from the entire weekend. Not her friends. Her. The photo exists because she handed her phone to a very confident stranger outside a rooftop bar and said, quote, ‘make me look good.’ The stranger did not make her look good. The stranger made her look incredible, which is a completely different problem when your future husband has access to your shared photo library. (He found it during a Sunday afternoon scroll. He has been weirdly proud of it ever since. Her principal has not found it. Yet.) The wedding is in six weeks. The photo is still on her phone. And honestly? We respect it.